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How Butler girls basketball’s strategy helped in win over Latrobe

BUTLER TWP — Game plans work well on chalkboards, but executing them on the court is not a certainty. Against Latrobe on Monday, Butler’s girls basketball team knew what ...

December 23, 2024 Sports

How Slippery Rock girls hoops outlasted Cochranton for 5th straight win

SLIPPERY ROCK — Committing 24 turnovers and having two of your best players in foul trouble isn’t exactly a recipe for victory. Slippery Rock cooked up a win regardless. ...

December 23, 2024

Crosby ties Lemieux's franchise assists record, leads Penguins past Flyers 7-3

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat...

December 23, 2024

We can learn from ‘Toyota Way’ to improve education outcomes

The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy. Now that we’re through election season, more attention will surely be devoted to what research sh...

December 23, 2024 Other Voices

Penn State beats Louisville 3-1 to make Schumacher-Cawley 1st female coach to win volleyball title

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Katie Schumacher-Cawley took in her milestone moment with a big smile, hugging confetti-covered players and supporters before hoisting the championship ...

December 23, 2024

Boise State's Jeanty is the best back in the nation. Penn State's duo could be right behind him

Boise State's Ashton Jeanty is the best running back in the country, with the stats and the hardware to prove it. Jeanty's ever-churning legs are the biggest — but not o...

December 23, 2024

The aching Steelers still control their destiny in the AFC North. Their grasp, however, is slipping

PITTSBURGH — Technically, the standings still show the Pittsburgh Steelers atop the AFC North. It just doesn't exactly feel that way at the moment. While the Steelers s...

December 23, 2024

Andrew McCutchen signs 1-year, $5-million deal to stay with the Pittsburgh Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen is sticking around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can finish the climb back to contention. The five-time All-Star outfielder-turned-design...

December 23, 2024

One of the world’s most active volcanoes — Hawaii's Kilauea — is erupting again

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world's most active volcanoes — Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island. The ...

December 23, 2024 National News

Mars set to debut Butler County’s latest girls flag football team

The burgeoning interest in girls flag football caught the attention of Johnathan Emhardt. He wondered just how popular the idea would be in the Mars Area School District....

December 23, 2024 Sports

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